USE OF SINGLE IRBS FOR MULTI-SITE STUDIES: A CASE REPORT AND COMMENTARY FROM A NATIONAL DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT CLINICAL TRIALS NETWORK STUDY

Use of single IRBs for multi-site studies: A case report and commentary from a National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network study

Recent NIH policy stipulates that multi-site studies must use a single or IRB (Institutional Review Board) in order to streamline the review process while maintaining standards for human subjects protection.The Western States Node of the Clinical Trials Network (CTN) used a single IRB for protocol CTN-0067, a clinical trial testing the use of an op

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Promoting ecological solutions for sustainable infrastructure

Linear infrastructure networks such as roads, railways, navigation and irrigation canals, and power lines have grown exponentially since the mid-20th century.Most of these networks built before the 1990s have a significant impact on the environment.While there is no doubt that humanity needs infrastructure to ensure safe, secure and sufficient acce

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